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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:GoldNugget.png|right|300px|thumb|This [[Gold]] nugget was found in the ground. It is not part of a [[compound]] so it is called [[Native]].]]
A '''native''' [[metal]] is one that is found not as part of a [[metal]] [[compound]] but as an [[element]].